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23.04.2013 14:34
Patriarchal message to the Primate of Church of Antioch on the abduction of Christian leaders in Aleppo
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Great Antioch and All the East, in which he expressed his sympathy over the abduction of Metropolitan Buolos of Aleppo (Orthodox Church of Antioch) and Metropolitan Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim (Syrian…
23.04.2013 14:34
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expresses condolences to Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East over the abduction of Metropolitan Boulos of Aleppo, hierarch of Orthodox Church of Antioch, and Metropolitan Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim of Syrian Orthodox Church
In the message to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Great Antioch and All the East, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, expressed his sympathy over the abduction of hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Antioch and of the Syrian Orthodox Church. The…
20.04.2013 22:33
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expresses condolence over earthquake in China’s Sichuan province
On 20 April 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of condolences to Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, over the earthquake in China’s Sichuan province, which had claimed the lives of many people. The text of the message is…
19.04.2013 13:30
Primate of Russian Orthodox Church expresses his condolence to the President of United States over tragedies in Boston and Texas
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama over the tragedies in Boston and Texas. The text of the message is given below.
19.04.2013 13:29
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sends his condolences to U.S. Secretary of State over the tragedy in Boston
DECR chairman Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk expressed his condolences to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the terrorist attack committed in Boston on April 15. The text of the message is given below.
18.04.2013 15:18
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets President Elect of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following greeting to Nicolás Maduro, President Elect of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
01.04.2013 12:25
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets heads of Non-Orthodox Churches with Easter
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Easter greeting to the heads of non-Orthodox Churches. Among his addressées are Pope Francis of Rome, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, Praeses Nikolaus Schneider, president of the Council of the Evangelical…
01.04.2013 12:25
DECR chairman sends Easter greeting to the heads of Non-Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk sent the following Easter greeting to Pope Francis of Rome, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, Praeses Nikolaus Schneider, president of the Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, Dr. Kari Mäkinen, head of the Evangelical Lutheran…
14.03.2013 19:17
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s greeting to the new Primate of the Roman Catholic Church
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Pope of Rome, Francis, on his election as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The text is given below.
14.03.2013 19:16
DECR chairman greets the Pope of Rome Francis with his election
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent greetings to the new Primate of the Roman Catholic Church with his election to the chair of bishops of Rome. The text is given below.